Large roots exposed on top of soil

Red4twenty · Dec 29, 2018

so people I’m 3 weeks into flower and a few of my plants have large roots showing on the top of the soil they are in 27 litre pots I’ve been reading abut about it but haven’t had a definitive answer the roots that are exposed are hardened off and are about 8 mm thick looks more like part of the stalk now well anyway what I want to know is can this cause the plant issues or is it nothing to worry about I’m getting mixed answers everywhere plant didn’t look unhealthy atall thanks

mmjmon · Dec 29, 2018

It's nothing to worry about. Pics of it would be fun to see.

Red4twenty said:
so people I’m 3 weeks into flower and a few of my plants have large roots showing on the top of the soil they are in 27 litre pots I’ve been reading abut about it but haven’t had a definitive answer the roots that are exposed are hardened off and are about 8 mm thick looks more like part of the stalk now well anyway what I want to know is can this cause the plant issues or is it nothing to worry about I’m getting mixed answers everywhere plant didn’t look unhealthy atall thanks

Red4twenty · Dec 29, 2018

Here’s a couple of pics 3 weeks from flip

Red4twenty · Dec 29, 2018

Sorry didn’t see your reply this wasn’t the reply of the pics u asked lol

Red4twenty · Dec 29, 2018

I didn’t actually take pics of the roots but will be back home tomorrow so will take some and upload them some of the roots the width of them is crazy

Red4twenty · Dec 29, 2018

Well good to hear it’s not a big problem thanks

xtsho · Dec 29, 2018

Don't worry. It's a non issue.

hotrodharley · Dec 29, 2018

Add soil or perlite if you are worried but it's not a big deal.

mmjmon · Dec 29, 2018

I like root shots. Not that anything is wrong with your plant. No worries.

Red4twenty said:
I didn’t actually take pics of the roots but will be back home tomorrow so will take some and upload them some of the roots the width of them is crazy

Red4twenty · Dec 30, 2018

No prob thanks guys I’ll post a pic at some point today

Beachwalker · Dec 30, 2018

hotrodharley said:
Add soil or perlite if you are worried but it's not a big deal.

^ .. yep just put a little dirt on it Jimmy! Going forward don't always water in the same spot at the base of the plant for best results, good luck!

Red4twenty · Dec 30, 2018

Yh was thinking of going to get another bag of soil to cover them but where they have hardened off now was considering just letting them be these are some shots I took today u think there be alright?

goatlicker · Dec 30, 2018

Red4twenty said:
Yh was thinking of going to get another bag of soil to cover them but where they have hardened off now was considering just letting them be these are some shots I took today u think there be alright?

Cover them with dirt?
They don't exactly like the light.

Lucky Luke · Dec 30, 2018

Red4twenty said:
Yh was thinking of going to get another bag of soil to cover them but where they have hardened off now was considering just letting them be these are some shots I took today u think there be alright?

They be fine.

Red4twenty · Dec 31, 2018

Lol see I always get mixed answers some people say the be fine others say to cover em I’m just gonna let em be I think they been like it a couple weeks now and they seem to be happy the way they are thanks people

Red4twenty · Dec 31, 2018

Another quick question I noticed yesterday when putting my hand through the plants my hand seems to get wet like there’s droplets of water on the leaves I think it’s down to the plants touching each other and holding moisture the humidity is about 30 percent I did try to give them as much room as I could but they went mental when I flipped em and grew way more than expected I stripped some leaves last night to create more air flow through the middle what’s everyone’s thoughts on heavy defoliation I’m 3 weeks into flower don’t want to end up getting any mould or anything??

resinhead · Dec 31, 2018

They are above the soil because they want the extra oxygen. Let them be ;-)

Moldy · Dec 31, 2018

Red4twenty said:
Yh was thinking of going to get another bag of soil to cover them but where they have hardened off now was considering just letting them be these are some shots I took today u think there be alright?

I get that too but it never seemed to make a difference. They look like mine with root riot thingy sticking up in the center lol.

Dynamo626 · Dec 31, 2018

resinhead said:
They are above the soil because they want the extra oxygen. Let them be

Here is a proper answer, but they also dont like light. Add a half inch of coco or perlite. That will block the light but still allow it the extra o2 it wants.

resinhead · Dec 31, 2018

I do it intentionally when I transplant. I have found having exposed roots to work better than non. More oxygen equals faster growth
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